In a normal world, it wouldn’t be Israel that is the target of a campaign for boycotts, divestment, and sanctions. The tiny Gulf emirate of Qatar is a far better candidate. Why Qatar? There … more

Before things begin to go sour with the complaints and offensive ways of the Jewish people in the wilderness, Moshe invites his father-in-law to join the Nation of Israel, and “to be our … more

Most of us get excited at the prospect of travel to new places, imagining unforetold adventures and magical moments that lie ahead. After a long period of studying in Israel, on a beautiful Sunday … more

Rabbi Horowitz is scheduled to visit Cedarhurst this coming Shabbat, Parashas Bahalosecha, speaking first at a special Oneg Shabbat Friday night at 9:30 pm, at the home of Penina and David Klein, 255 … more

Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz is perhaps among the top experts in problem resolution in Jewish education in American today. This is his story. He was raised right here on the South Shore (Belle … more

The reports keep coming, and from different sources; Hezbollah is gearing up for war against the State of Israel. In a report released by the Begin Center for Strategic Studies in January, former … more

The very last verse in our parsha comes after the concluding and summarizing statement of the sacrifices of the princes. And it seems totally out of place. “When Moses came into the Ohel … more

There is a story about the Gadol Hador (one of the great rabbis of our generation,) Rav Aharon Lichtenstein zatza”l, Rosh Yeshiva of Her Etzion, who passed away last month. Rav Aharon came … more

The cemetery in Jerusalem’s Givat Shaul neighborhood was bathed in the fading sunlight of a late May afternoon. Silently and steadily, the column of mourners wound their way towards an open … more

Reports coming out of Ramadi, Iraq and Palmyra, Syria convey hundreds of dead and burned bodies littering streets and thousands of people displaced and on the run. Loss after loss, setback after … more